Article ID: 157196 - Last Review: November 22, 2000 - Revision: 1.0

OFF97: Photo Editor Opens First Image in Multifile Selection

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SYMPTOMS

When you use Windows Explorer to select and then open multiple images in Microsoft Photo Editor, only the first image is opened.
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CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:

  • You are running Microsoft Windows NT 3.51.

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  • In Windows Explorer, you select multiple graphics files.

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  • You right-click the selection, and then click Open.
This problem does not occur when you run Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0.
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WORKAROUND

To work around this problem use either of the following methods:

  • Drag the files from Windows Explorer to Photo Editor.

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  • Start Photo Editor and open each file one at a time. Note that Photo Editor does not allow you to select multiple files in the File Open dialog box.
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition
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